Associations to the word «Compurgator»

Wiktionary

COMPURGATOR, noun. (now historical) (legal) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
COMPURGATOR, noun. (historical) (legal) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
COMPURGATOR, noun. More generally, someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.

Wise words

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Robert Louis Stevenson